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GEOGRAPHY & HISTORY
Malaysia
Victoria Cox
Geography
Meleka, Malay
1402Founded by Parameswara "Iskandar Shah"Fled Singapore and landed in Meleka Sultanate.Since then…..Nation Occupying Years of Occupation
Portugal 1511
Dutch 1641
Britain 1819
Japan 1942
Britain 1945
Malaysia's Independence
1957
16th century
Eastern spice tradeGolden AgeComplete control of their own trade.
Portugal
1511Alfonso de Albuquerque End of Golden YearFort A Famosa
Dutch
1641Captures Fort A Famosa Lock on trade1785 British East India CompanyBritain builds fort on Penang1795 gives power of Meleka to England1808 returns power
Sir William Raffles
1819Britain takes over againStraight Settlements Malacca, Penang, and Singapore
Pangkor Agreement
1860 – Malay’s separate kingdoms fight for control.
1874 – Britain gets involved with an agreement.Britain gains more control.
Japan
1942Chinese flee into forests
Later becoming the communist threat.1945 WWII Ends and Britain reclaims
control.
Independence
Leader Tunku Abdul Rahman (First Prime Minister)
1957Took down the English flag in Merdeka
Square